East squad drills West 9-2 in Prospect League All-Star Game

Tuesday

Jul 8, 2014 at 9:49 PMJul 8, 2014 at 11:46 PM

Staff Report

The East Division scored seven runs in the first four innings and drilled the West Division 9-2 in the sixth annual Prospect League All-Star Game Tuesday night at Bob Wren Field at Sycamore Stadium on the campus of Indiana State University.

It was the second straight year the East has won the all-star game after losing three of the first four, including the 2012 game 10-1 at Robin Roberts Stadium.

The West Division was comprised of 10 players each from Danville and Terre Haute, and 10 more players from Quincy, Hannibal and the Springfield Sliders.

Three Sliders were named as reserves to the team, and Will Schneider, usually Springfield’s second baseman, caught and went 0-for-2, as did catcher Michael Randel, who was used as a designated hitter.

Sliders’ reliever Alex Siddle from Southeast Missouri State University pitched a scoreless eighth inning, retiring the first, second and fourth batters on infield outs, and allowing a two-out single to Chillicothe’s Ronnie Dawson, a sophomore-to-be at Ohio State University who entered the game as the East’s all-star-leading home run hitter with five and RBI leader with 22.

The East scored twice in the second inning on a run-scoring single by Lorain County’s Taylor Emody and a sacrifice fly by Champion City’s Brent Hermanussen. The East added two more in the third on a bases-loaded walk and a fielder’s choice, and three in the fourth on a three-run homer by Richmond’s Kyle Jackson,, who plays at Coastal Carolina University.

The West’s Brett Peel from Quincy scored in the third inning, and Terre Haute’s Jeff Zahn smacked a solo homer in the fourth for the West’s final run.

The East, which collected 13 hits, tacked on two more runs in the ninth on a run-scoring double by West Virginia’s David Martinelli and a two-out RBI single by Butler’s Stephen Sada.

Chillicothe’s Travis Lakin, who threw a perfect game June 21, pitched the first inning and struck out two. Winning pitcher Chase Boster from West Virginia, the league’s Player of the Week for June 25 with a 2-0 record and 15 strikeouts, earned the win.

Terre Haute’s Reagan Biechler suffered the loss, allowing two hits and two earned runs in the second inning. He walked one and struck out one. The West managed six hits.